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A Hopi basket weaver, mammoth plate negative

Public domain photograph - historical image of Arizona, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Edward S. Curtis - Spokan camp. Book illustration from Library of Cong...

Five tipis and a tent in clearing among pine trees. J139752 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Curtis no. 2990-10. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curt... More

Drying meat--Flathead. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Two Salish women drying meat on a stick frame. Public domain scan of American poster, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Edward S. Curtis - Cayuse mother and child

Edward S. Curtis - [Sun dance in progress--Cheyenne]

J150279 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1435-10. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, v. 6, p. 128.

Edward S. Curtis - Kutenai camp [Curtis's camp]

Tipi and tent nestled among trees, in foreground, canoe pulled ashore. J139686 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3190-10. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The Nor... More

Edward S. Curtis - Country of the Kutenai [Flathead Lake, Montana]

Kootenai Indian standing an elk hide canoe which is beached on the rocky shore of Flathead Lake, Montana. J139641 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3186-10. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library ... More

Edward S. Curtis - A mountain camp--Yakima

Camp among tall, sparse pine trees, horse standing between two teepees, in midground. J139706 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3061-10. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Publis... More

Edward S. Curtis - On the shore of the lake--Kutenai

Kootenai Indian, standing on shore next to canoe, lake and mountains in hazy background.. J139717 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3188-10. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Pu... More

Trading with the Indians / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows, in two scenes, a comparison of what was and what might have been; on the left, Natives trading furs with settlers, and on the right, Natives, burdened with furs, standing outside a stockade ... More

A mat shelter--Skokomish, Native American woman portrait

Two Skokomish women by mat shelter and rowboat. Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Memories - Public domain scenic drawing, Political Cartoon

Illustration shows an elderly Native man standing with his horse on the plains with a buffalo skull on the ground before them. Signed with a monogram. Illus. in: Puck, v. 74, no. 1910 (1913 October 8), centerf... More

Edward S. Curtis - An incident of the Winter Dance--Nakoaktok

Kwakiutl people, some bowing before totem poles in background, others seated facing front as part of the nunhlim ceremony, the four days prior to the Winter Dance. J197495 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 360... More

Edward S. Curtis - Qa hila--Koprino

Qa hila, a Koprino man, bust portrait, facing front, with bone in nose. J197482 U.S. Copyright Office. The Koprino Indians are part of the Kwakiutl group. Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Curt... More

Portrait photo of Notrossia & Pattia, 2 Navajo girls

J189124 U.S. Copyright Office. Photograph probably taken in New Mexico in the fall of 1866 during the internment of the Navajo after the Long Walk which forced them from their homelands. Most likely locations... More

[Jim, a Navajo Indian, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing r...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Tenaktak wedding guests, Native Americans of British Columbia

Two Kwakiutl people in a canoe, one dressed in bear skin, including paws, and a mask.

Edward S. Curtis - Coming for the bride--Qagyuhl

In the bow, Qunhulahl, a masked man personating the thunderbird, dances as others row to the shore of the bride's village. J197407 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from: The North American Indian. Curtis no. 3478. ... More

Edward S. Curtis - Nimkish village at Alert Bay

Kwakiutl village, with totem poles, Alert Bay, British Columbia. J197421 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 12328-A. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seat... More

Miss Elsie Lancaster, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Title transcribed from item. Elsa Lancaster traveled to Cheyenne, Wyoming, September 28, 1914, with plans to open a Congressional Union headquarters there on October 1, 1914, in conjunction with CU organizer Ge... More

Relating an experience, Native Americans

Two Navajo Indians and horse. 196377 U.S. Copyright Office. Photograph copyrighted by Pennington (William M.) and Rowland (Wesley R.), 1914.

Edward S. Curtis - A Tluwulahu mask--Tsawatenok, Head and Shoulders Po...

Kwakiutl man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing a mask depicting a loon on top of a man's head to facilitate the loon changing into the form of a man. J197490 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from... More

The "Wolf dance" of the Kaviagamutes. Eskimo of Alaska, Alaska

Photo shows eight Eskimos posed, four of them wearing wolf costumes. J195096 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Lomen Brothers, Nome. No. 179.

A family of the Lummi tribe of Siwash Indians

Eight members of Lummi family posed, full-length, standing. J206562 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Leslie R. Corbett, Ferndale, Washington.

The Medicine man - Public domain portrait print

Navajo Indian, half-length portrait, facing front. 201186 U.S. Copyright Office. Photograph copyrighted by William J. Carpenter, 1915.

Nature's art work, Native American woman portrait

Indian woman getting water from stream in Southwestern United States. 201189 U.S. Copyright Office.

Return of the war party / Frederic Remington.

Indian warriors on horseback. G51971 U.S. Copyright Office. Reproduction of painting by Frederic Remington.

[White man demonstrating firearms to Indians]

Picryl description: Public domain photo of American art painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Hastine - Ush - Klish -ah -Soon (The mud man's wife) Navajo blanket we...

Photograph shows Navajo woman weaving blanket on loom; child, standing behind tree, watches weaver.

[Massasoit, Indian chief, 1580-1661, full-length statue, facing front]

J242813 U.S. Copyright Office. Photo of statuette by Cyrus Dallin. Photo copyrighted by Fine Art Photo Co. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Indian tribes W-; S... More

An old Hopi house, Walpi, Ariz. / Photo and c1920 Bostell.

J245655 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 35. Public domain images of ruins, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Indian delegation who called to present the President a tobacco pouch ...

Pres. Harding with Sioux and Crow chiefs and Indian Commissioner Burke; White House in background.

[The White house, Canyon de Chelly, Arizona]

Indian pueblo cliff dwellings. J258839 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by the Navajo Tours. T2, no. 3.

Indian Com. Burke & Ossage [i.e., Osage] Chiefs, [1/10/23]

A group of men standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Edward S. Curtis - Datsolali, Washo basket-maker, Head and Shoulders P...

Datsolali, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right. J270866 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 4129. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, ... More

Edward S. Curtis - An aged Paviotso of Pyramid Lake

Paiute Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, turned right, facing front. J270863 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 4134. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North... More

Edward S. Curtis - [Coast Pomo with feather head-dress]

Head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. J268411C U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 4019. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. C... More

[Indian union], gelatin silver print, Panoramic Photograph

Woodlands & Plains Indians. J279272 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Madison, Wis. Title derived from copyright deposit records. Copyright deposit; Photoart House; October 24, 1925.

Chief Whirlwind Soldier from Rosebud Reservation, S.D., [3/10/25]

Picryl description: Public domain image of Native Americans, Indians of North America, indigenous tribes, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Edward S. Curtis - [A Cheyenne Peyote leader]

Man, three-quarter length, seated, facing left. J293272 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-... More

Edward S. Curtis - Offering to the sun--San Ildefonso

Barechested Tewa man with hands raised skyward, each holding a feather, as he faces the sun. J288498 U.S. Copyright Office. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The N... More

Edward S. Curtis - The Wolf, animal dance--Cheyenne

Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, v. 19, p. 136.

Edward S. Curtis - Maskette--Nunivak, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Eskimo man, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing headdress consisting of a protruding headband around the crown of his head, feathers, and a wooden bird head in front. J299968 U.S. Copyright Office. Forms part... More

Chief Dan'l Pretty Bird, 3/7/29

An old photo of a native american man. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Four Eskimo children, at edge of cliff, in holiday costume, Nunivak, ...

Edward S. Curtis Collection. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, v. 20, p. 30.

Portrait photo of Edward S. Curtis - Dahchihtok--Nunivak

Dahchihtok, Eskimo woman, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing nose ornament and labrets. J299921 U.S. Copyright Office. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: T... More

A Warm Springs Indian chief at the Molalla Buckeroo. Molalla, Oregon

Picryl description: Public domain image of Native Americans, Indians of North America, indigenous tribes, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Wyoming Hereford ranch near Cheyenne, Wyoming

Public domain photograph of United States agriculture in the 1930s, country, farmer, farm, great depression, migration, dust bowl refugees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Devils Tower, also known by more benign names, including Bear Lodge, b...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. America's first declared national monument (in 1906), the formation is an "igneous intrusion," formed when molten lava deep beneath th... More

Million Native American March, June 27, 2003, Washington, D.C.

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Some in attendance were completing a 3,200-mile walk fr... More

The Moundville site, occupied from around A.D. 1000 until A.D. 1450, i...

At the time of Moundville's heaviest residential population, the community took the form of a three hundred-acre village built on a bluff overlooking the river. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided ... More

American Indians' quarters and a courtyard oven at Mission San Jose y ...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Many buildings on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, borrow architectural elements from those found at Mission San... More

Walter Larkin and Charlotte Larkin of Colorado Springs, Colorado, were...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Mr. Larkin is a Delaware, whose tribe is centered in the eastern state of the same name. Ms. Larkin is a Navajo. The event was organiz... More

Buffalo dancer Tonio LeFebre, photographed in Pueblo, Colorado, at a g...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. He is a direct descendant of the Piro Pueblo People of south-central New Mexico. Their tribe, the Piro-Manso-Tiwas of New Mexico, revi... More

Ne-Sou-A Quoit, a Fox chief / painted by C.B. King ; on stone by A New...

Print shows Ne-Sou-A Quoit, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing elaborate headdress, earrings, necklace, and fur shoulder garment, as well as a portrait medallion around his neck. Entered according to ... More

Me-Na-Wa. A Creek warrior / printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's Lithogr...

Print shows Me-Na-Wa, half-length portrait, facing left, wearing a hat with plume, a striped garment, and a shoulder bag. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1837, by E.C. Biddle, in the Clerks Of... More

Caa-Tou-See, an Ojibway / drawn, printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's Li...

Caa-Tou-See, half-length portrait, facing left. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Harrison in 1812 - A drawing of a castle on a hill overlooking a ...

Print showing Fort Harrison from across the Wabash River, with four Natives in a canoe on the river. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1848 by Modesitt & Hager in the Clerk's office of the Distr... More

Iron Bear, Chief of Rees, Fort Berthold

Photograph shows Chief Iron Bear in a full-length portrait, seated, facing front, at Fort Berthold, North Dakota. Photographed by William H. Illingworth. Transfer; Interior Department; 1907; (DLC/PP-1907:43298)... More

Edward S. Curtis - White Duck - Public domain portrait print

Hidatsa Indian posed, head and shoulders, wearing headdress, facing right. No. 2607-08.

The silversmith's daughter - Navajo Indian, near Gallup, New Mexico

Photograph shows young Navajo girl, full-length portrait, seated, facing front, wearing necklaces and silver bracelets. Photographer and date from record for same photograph at National Anthropological Archive... More

[Piegan Indian, Mountain Chief, listening to recording with ethnologis...

National Photo Company Collection. No. 3332. Title from information supplied by American Folklife Center staff. Title was formerly "Piegan Indian, Mountain Chief, having his voice recorded by ethnologist France... More

A pretty group at an Indian tent

Four Lakota women standing, three holding infants in cradleboards, and a Lakota man on horseback, in front of a tipi, probably on or near Pine Ridge Reservation. Copyright deposit. Title transcribed from item. ... More

F. Holland Day - [Man in high-collared jacket, profile] / FHD 1905.

Right profile portrait of model Luke Lowdog. Published title: Luke 1. Image conent features: Model: Luke Lowdog; PEOPLE: men; NATIONALITY: Indians of North America. Monogram on recto: FHD "1905" red, lower left... More

[View of a Cheyenne village at Big Timbers, in present-day Colorado, w...

Identified as a daguerreotype by Solomon Carvalho of a Plains Indian village in Kansas Territory taken during the Frïemont Expedition in 1853, probably copied by the Mathew Brady studio. This identification was... More

Northern Cheyenne Agency, Building No. 56, 950 feet north of U.S. High...

Significance: Building 56 contributes to the significance of the Northern Cheyenne Agency. The building was part of the systematic construction and modernization program. The structure is significant because ... More

Dalles / Stanley del. ; Sarony, Major & Knapp, Liths. 449 Broadway, N....

Print shows three Natives at a camp on the shore of The Dalles, on the Columbia River, Oregon. U.S.P.R.R. Exp. & Surveys 47th & 49th Parallels. General Report Plate XLIII. Illus. from: U.S. Pacific railroa... More

Mauky Mookum or Maria Antonia, a Pimo [i.e., Pima] with genuine Aztec ...

Half-length portrait of a Pima woman; group of Pima Indians.

Superintendent's Lodge, Crow Agency, Big Horn County, MT

Significance: Constructed in 1894 to house a Superintendent who was to oversee the placing of grave markers for General Custer and the men of the United States Seventh Cavalry who perished in the Battle of Big ... More

Superintendent's Lodge, Crow Agency, Big Horn County, MT

Edward S. Curtis - Yo Shona, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Yo Shona, head-and-shoulders portrait, with shield, facing front. Curtis no. 119. LC no. 30. Copyright by E. S. Curtis. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress).

Upper Kin Klizhin, Kin Klizhin Wash, Crownpoint, McKinley County, NM

Significance: The upper Kin Klizhin community centers on a rectangular sandstone structure associated with the Anasazi culture which flourished one thousand years ago in the Four Corners region of the American ... More

Upper Kin Klizhin, Kin Klizhin Wash, Crownpoint, McKinley County, NM

"Home of Mrs. American Horse." Visiting squaws at Mrs. A's home in hos...

Oglala women and children seated inside an uncovered tipi frame in an encampment--most are looking away from the camera--probably on or near Pine Ridge Reservation. Copyright deposit. Title transcribed from ite... More

Sacaton Hospital Residence, 315 West Casa Blanca Road, Sacaton, Pinal ...

Significance: It is associated with the US Army's administration of health-related services for Indians in the area from 1875-1935. It was built ca. 1919 as physician's quarters for Sacaton's first health care ... More

Major Ridge, a Cherokee chief / printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's Lit...

Print shows Major Ridge, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, wearing a suit.

Pueblo of Nambe, State Road 4 Vicinity, Nambe Pueblo, Santa Fe County,...

Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pueblo of Nambe, State Road 4 Vicinity, Nambe Pueblo, Santa Fe County,...

Public domain scan of a plan of settlement buildings, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Edward S. Curtis - Navaho Belle, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Navaho woman. LC no. 9. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress).

Index of American Design / RW., Native Americans

Poster for Federal Art Project exhibition of art work from the "Index of American Design," at the Federal Art Gallery, 50 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass., showing a weather vane in the shape of a Native American. ... More

Nesjaja Hatali - Navaho, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Nesjaja Hatali, medicine man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tuba City Boarding School, Tuba Hall, Navajo Reservation, Main Street ...

STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: It is significant as a good example of turn-of-the-century Bureau of Indian Affairs architecture in the Southwest and for its association with early BIA education... More

The Union Agency, Honor Heights Park, Muskogee, Muskogee County, OK

Field records also include field notes for HABS No. OK-53 1992 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: South of Reservoir, also atop the hill, is the Union Agency, which today houses the Five Civilized T... More

Fort Totten, 12 miles southwest of Devils Lake City off Route 57, Devi...

Significance: The Fort Totten State Historic Site, administered by the State Historical Society of North Dakota (State Historical Board), is one of the best preserved military posts of the Trans-Mississippi Wes... More

Fort Totten, 12 miles southwest of Devils Lake City off Route 57, Devi...

Pueblo of Zuni, Central & Original Portion, Vicinity of State Roads 32...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a vintage city plan, 18th-19th century map, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Pueblo of Zuni, Central & Original Portion, Vicinity of State Roads 32...

Public domain scan of church plan, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Edward S. Curtis - Arikara Medicine Ceremony--The Ducks

Photo shows three Arikara men, members of the medicine fraternity, dancing, painted to represent ducks and holding rushes. H118600 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 2902-08. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Col... More

Ah-oochy Kah-mah & his friend Irateba Two Tonto Apache girls, civilize...

Titles transcribed from mount. Illus. in album: Series of photographic views and portraits of Arizona and Arizona Indian tribes / Charles Gentile. Nos. 61 (top left), 76 (top right), 80 (bottom left) and 107 (f... More

Crow Canyon Pueblito, Approximately 1.2 miles south of Largo Canyon Wa...

Significance: The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 and the subsequent Spanish reconquest of 1692 forced many Pueblo tribes to flee westward and seek temporary refuge with the Navajo. The Crow Canyon site is an excellent ... More

Fort Missoula, Laundry Building, Missoula, Missoula County, MT

Significance: The Laundry Building is one of three remaining structures dating from the early days of the establishment of Fort Missoula. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-20 Surve... More

Pohono Indian Studio, Yosemite Village, Mariposa County, CA

Survey number: HABS CA-2180 Building/structure dates: 1925 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1970 Subsequent Work

Indian braves, splendid with savage finery, riding their ponies down t...

H53979 U.S. Copyright Office. Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. Public domain photograph of a landmark building, world heritage site, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image ... More

Shaft House Pueblito, Cuervo Canyon, Dulce, Rio Arriba County, NM

Significance: The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 and subsequent Spanish reconquest of 1692 forced many Pueblo tribes to flee westward and seek temporary refuge with the Navajo. Shaft House Pueblito was one such refugee... More

Shaft House Pueblito, Cuervo Canyon, Dulce, Rio Arriba County, NM

The New York Manhattan Theatre success, William A. Brady & Jos. R. Gri...

Caption: Ladies, allow me to introduce to you my life-preserver, the noble red-skin! Created and "copyright 1900 by The Strobridge Litho Co, Cincinnati & New York." Direction of Thall & Kennedy. N.Y. no. 9065. ... More

Town of La Luz, La Luz Canyon Creek, Alamogordo, Otero County, NM

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1938 Survey number: HABS NM-141

Honeydew Creek Bridge, Wilder Ridge Road, Honeydew, Humboldt County, C...

Significance: Honeydew Creek Bridge is the only known inverted Warren truss bridge in the State of California. On the basis of its unique design and architectural significance (per 36 CFR 60.6c) the bridge has... More

Hardman Farm, Intersection of State Highway 75 & State Highway 11, Hel...

Significance: Constructed in the Santee-Nacnonchee Valley of Northern Georgia between the late 1860s and WWI, the Hardman Farm Complex illustrates its significance in a variety of ways. The complex itself, incl... More

Hardman Farm, Intersection of State Highway 75 & State Highway 11, Hel...

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